Author Garth Stein lists his 1924 Seattle home for $2.45M

Pic credit: Luca Sforza of Lensit Studio Bestselling author Garth Stein has listed his ‘forever house’ in Seattle. Stein is best known for his 2008 bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain, which was adapted into a film in 2019. Seven years before the fame, Stein and his wife, filmmaker Andrea Perlbinder Stein, bought this Seattle home, and now it’s back on the market. The brick Colonial Revival in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighbourhood is asking $2,450,000, Realtor.com reports. Amy Sajer of Windermere Real Estate/Luxury Portfolio International is handling the sale.A forever house in SeattlePic credit: Luca Sforza of Lensit Studio Stein and his wife bought the place in 2001, seven years before the novel came out. They called it their forever house. They wanted to raise their kids there. Three kids later, the youngest has gone to college, and the couple is ready to downsize.“They were there 25 years. Their last kid has gone to college. It’s time to focus their energy elsewhere. Garth said, ‘We always considered this our forever house, and we made our decisions about the renovations accordingly.’ You really feel that when you’re in the house,” Amy Sajer, the listing agent, said.The hous...